Budhinanda Explained

Official Name:Budhinanda Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sudurpashchim
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bajura
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Budhinanda
Subdivision Type4:No. of wards
Subdivision Name4:10
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Janak Kumar Bohara
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Ram Badhur Bohara
Area Total Km2:232.48
Population As Of:2017/18
Population Total:18,776
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religion
Population Blank2:Hindu
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:29.58°N 81.54°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10600

Budhinanda Municipality (Nepali: बुढीनन्दा नगरपालिका) is the newly formed municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1] It was formed in March 2017 in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015 as per the requirement of Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The name of this municipality is originated after the name of temple and pound Budhinanda.

History

It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Kolti, Kotila, Pandusain, ward no. 8 & 9 of Baddhu VDC and ward no. 9 of Jagannath VDC.[2]

Budhinanda municipality has an area of 232.48km2 and the population of this municipality is 18,363. It is the second biggest municipality in terms of population and area of Bajura District. It is divided into 10 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Kolti. It is only municipality in Bajura which has an airport.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Budhinanda Municipality had a population of 18,883. Of these, 98.5% spoke Nepali, 1.4% Sherpa and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 52.5% were Chhetri, 9.6% Kami, 8.7% Lohar, 6.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.8% Thakuri, 4.8% Damai/Dholi, 4.5% Bhote, 3.3% Sarki, 2.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% other Dalit, 0.5% Mallaha, 0.5% Musalman, 0.3% Badi, 0.1% Newar and 0.3% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 94.9% were Hindu, 4.5% Buddhist and 0.5% Muslim[5]

In terms of literacy, 54.4% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 43.0% could neither read nor write.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: स्थानिय तह.
  2. http://mofald.gov.np/sites/default/files/News_Notices/Final%20District%201-75%20Corrected%20Last%20for%20RAJPATRA.pdf
  3. Nepal Map Demographics https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-67003&geo_ids=local-67003,district-06,province-7,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Demographics https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-67003&geo_ids=local-67003,district-06,province-7,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Demographics https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-67003&geo_ids=local-67003,district-06,province-7,country-NP
  6. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-67003&geo_ids=local-67003,district-06,province-7,country-NP